BHS football shows good signs in loss at Tehachapi

TEHACHAPI — The Burroughs football team made big plays and showed flashes of quality Friday night against Tehachapi but it ultimately wasn't consistent enough in a 25-13 loss to the Warriors at Coy Burnett Stadium.

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Posted Sep. 7, 2013 at 1:08 PM

Posted Sep. 7, 2013 at 1:08 PM

TEHACHAPI — The Burroughs football team made big plays and showed flashes of quality Friday night against Tehachapi but it ultimately wasn't consistent enough in a 25-13 loss to the Warriors at Coy Burnett Stadium.

Burroughs (0-2) took the game's opening drive 80 yards for a touchdown.

The Burros struck first when quarterback Ryan Sanford hit Tyron Jones down the sideline for a 36-yard score with 8:44 remaining in the first quarter.

Tehachapi answered with two quick touchdowns. The first came on a one-yard run by Skylar Valencia that came three plays after a 53-yard pass on the Warriors' second play from scrimmage.

Tehachapi's second touchdown was set up by a Burroughs fumble.

The Warriors scored on the next play, which was a 32-yard sweep by Chris Rhodes.

Seven offensive plays led to two touchdowns and a 12-7 lead for THS.

The score held up until halftime. To keep the score at 12-7, the Burros came up with a huge stop before the second quarter came to an end.

Jones came up with a big fourth-down play deep in Burroughs' territory, which gave the Burros momentum heading into the half.

The Warriors got back on the board in the second half on their second drive out of halftime.

Tehachapi went 58 yards in eight plays, capped by a 10-yard Valencia run that put another six points on the board with 4:52 left in the third quarter.

With the score at 18-7, Tehachapi got a three-and-out on the Burros' next drive, then went back to work on offense.

The Warriors scored on the first play of the fourth quarter. Valencia got in the end zone for his third time on the night with a two-yard touchdown run to give the Warriors a 25-7 lead.

On Sonnenberg's first pass, he hit Mekhi Ayers a quick hitch that turned into a 41-yard touchdown with Ayers weaving his way down the field to get Burroughs its first points since the opening drive of the game.

Ayers had six catchers for 113 yards with his biggest play coming on the touchdown.

Both teams exchanged turnovers on the next two possessions with Burroughs' last-gasp effort being thwarted by an interception with 4:14 left on the clock.

Tehachapi ran the clock out from there. The Warriors had 411 yards rushing and 477 yards of total offense. Christian Terle ran for 202 yards, while Valencia ran 146 yards on 20 carries.

For the Burros, Jones had five catches for 79 yards.

The Burros have now dropped five straight to the Warriors with Burroughs' last win coming in 2008.

The Burros will head into their bye week before taking on Antelope Valley at 7 p.m., Sept. 20 at Sherman E. Burroughs Stadium.

Page 2 of 2 - Note: A full recap of the game will appear in The Daily Independent on Tuesday.